Новости за 15.07.2017

PHILADELPHIA — The cousins started small — break-ins, jewelry heists and traffic violations — but on Friday they were charged in a grisly crime spree that ended with police unearthing the bodies of four young men from two pits buried deep on a sprawling family-owned farm.

WARREN, Ohio — Authorities say more than 400 pounds of marijuana has been found in 15 new cars made in Mexico and shipped to Ohio and Pennsylvania to sell.

Community service is a family tradition for Perrysburg’s Heidi Wininger.

For Karen Rose, pouring time in as a volunteer at the Marathon Classic is a way of honoring her teenage daughter who she lost 10 years ago in an unimaginable tragedy.

As an avid golfer and lover of the game, Kevin Szyskowski has a true appreciation for the skill set of the players on the LPGA Tour.

ATLANTA — A stuntman for The Walking Dead has died after falling on the Georgia set of the hit television show. It’s the first on-set death in the U.S. in nearly three years.

WASHINGTON — The White House says worsening tax revenues will cause the budget deficit to jump to $702 billion this year. That’s a $99 billion spike from what was predicted less than two months ago.

LONDON — Garbine Muguruza already knew what it’s like to lose to a Williams in the Wimbledon final. Now she knows how it feels to beat one for a championship at the All England Club.

HONOLULU — Karen Hastings was in her 31st floor Honolulu apartment when she smelled smoke. She ran out to her balcony, looked down, and saw flames five floors below her.

WASHINGTON — Two of the insurance industry’s most powerful organizations say a crucial provision in the Senate Republican health care bill allowing the sale of bare-bones policies is “unworkable in any form,” delivering a blow to party leaders’ efforts to win support for their legislation.

MIAMI — A sinkhole that started out the size of a small swimming pool and continued to grow in Florida swallowed a boat, destroyed two homes and prompted officials to evacuate residents from about a dozen homes Friday.

WASHINGTON —Twice rejected for U.S. visas, an all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan arrived in Washington early Saturday after an extraordinary, last-minute intervention by President Donald Trump.

LONDON — There’s a chance Britain won’t leave the European Union, former Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday, arguing that stopping Brexit is “necessary” to avoid severe economic damage.

OAKLAND, Calif. — With his phone buzzing nonstop after rumors circulated that he’d been scratched from his scheduled start, Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray did the only thing he could to shut out the noise: He stashed the device away.

David Inge “Cricket” Kirchmaier, a former senior executive with Boy Scouts of America whose good cheer won over recruits and volunteers, died unexpectedly Tuesday in his Maumee home. He was 59.

The Blade won five awards at the Outdoor Writers of Ohio annual conference in May in Akron. The conference showcased the best writing, photography, and other outdoor-related work published or broadcast last year.

FINDLAY — Flooding in Findlay is certainly nothing new.

COLUMBUS — Central Ohioans will get a rare glimpse inside Anheuser-Busch’s Columbus brewery on the North Side as part of the brewer’s summer celebration of the states where it has facilities.

A Toledo man who allegedly set fire to a mattress inside his ex-girlfriend's apartment was indicted this week by a Lucas County grand jury.

Dogs remain available at the Lucas County Canine Care & Control Office, 410 South Erie St., Toledo. For information, call 419-213-2800. For a complete list of available dogs, go to lucascountydogs.petfinder.com. A $100 adoption fee includes spay-neuter, a heartworm check, microchip ID, vaccinations, and a behavioral evaluation.

BOWLING GREEN — A Toledo man who abducted a stranger while fleeing law enforcement officers was sentenced Friday to two years in prison.

Part of Adams Street in central Toledo will be closed Saturday for a street festival, the city announced.

Honda is recalling about 2.1 million Accord cars worldwide, including 1.15 million in the United States, because the battery sensors can potentially short out and cause a fire. The recall covers vehicles from the 2013-16 model years with 12-volt battery sensors.

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A Toledo teenager certified to stand trial as an adult was indicted Friday on charges stemming from a home invasion and shooting last year.